iPod Capacity is weird...

Hello World...
There is a weird problem with my iPod.
After I jailbraked my iPod Touch 4G, the Capacity got weird...
I have bought a 8GB iPod Touch, but the Capacity had shrunk to 6.46 GB!!
I thought the Jailbreaking files were weird and took up a lot of space, but I check personally on the Internet that Jailbreaking didn't talk up a lot of space!
Something weird has happened to my iPod... Please help me!
If you guys know the answer, please tell me!!
Also, can you guys tell me a solution for this problem...
Thanks

your capacity did not get weird. This happens to every ipod. Apple TELLS you they are giving you 8 GB of memory before they install anything on there. But since it comes with built in apps (Maps,safari,contacts) it takes away from the space that originally comes with. I noticed this too. There is nothing you can do about it unless there is a way to un-install those apps, which I have not come across yet. Hope this helps. And if you are worried about your memory, you should think about investing in a larger ipod touch. I know its more money, but you are getting a better deal. If you do the math right the 8gb $229 model costs you about $28 per GB as opposed to the 64GB $399 model which costs about $7 per GB. Just a thought. I have the 8gb and I hate it because my music takes up about 5 of those 6.46 gb.

Guys... Thanks
The thing I'm wondering is that why do the built-in apps take so much space!!

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It's not just apps:
1) It's the rest of the firmware, that includes graphics, sounds, drivers, apps etc. The firmware itself is stored on a 1/2 GB partition, so you're losing that space right off the bat...
2) Space advertised is unformatted, formatting requires overhead.
3) I'm not entirely sure about this, but Apple may be reporting "8GB" as base 10 (1000mb/GB) rather than base 2 (1024mb/GB).

Your iPod Touch has 11.9GB of space... What you need is a custom firmware with a shrunk /var (Your system file directory) the smaller your system install and Cydia package the most space available to you. I've got a (8GB) iPhone 3G and it reads 6.4 of 11.9GB free of space...

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